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BEST PRACTICES FOR DEMAND-DRIVEN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN PUBLIC HEALTHCARE SECTOR: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW
Healthcare supply chains ensure that there is a cost-effective availability of medicines at healthcare facilities. However, it appears that public …
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“In many ways, it is hard for modern people living in First World countries to conceive of a pandemic sweeping …
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USING FAILURE MODES AND EFFECTS ANALYSIS AS A PROBLEM-SOLVING GUIDELINE WHEN IMPLEMENTING SPC IN A SOUTH AFRICAN CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Quality management has ceased to be an operational extra, and has become imperative to doing business in a saturated market …
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UNLOCKING OPPORTUNITIES IN MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: A PROPOSED FRAMEWORK
Although manufacturing operations management (MOM) could play an important role in the Fourth Industrial Revolution by making manufacturers more competitive, …
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IMPLEMENTATION OF MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES FOR PROGNOSTICS FOR RAILWAY WHEEL FLANGE WEAR
Machine learning has become an immensely important technique for automatically extracting information from large data sets. By doing so, it …
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HYBRID MANUFACTURING FRAMEWORK TO IMPROVE SMALL TO MEDIUM-SIZED MANUFACTURERS’ FLEXIBILITY TO MARKET TURBULENCE IN A MULTI–PRODUCT ENVIRONMENT: CASE STUDY OF A MANUAL ASSEMBLY LINE
Market flexibility can be described as the ability to react competently to customers’ fluctuating demands. This ability has become critical …
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INNOVATION FOR INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT: MAPPING AND AUDITING THE USE OF ICTS IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN PRIMARY EDUCATION SYSTEM
Inclusive education aims to identify and minimise barriers to learning and maximise learner participation in the education system. With a …
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A FRAMEWORK FOR AN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING LEARNING FACILITY PARADIGM TOWARD INDUSTRY 4.0
As the industrial world inches ever closer to adopting the Industry 4.0 paradigm, it becomes necessary to evolve a model …
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NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
“The two most joyous times of the year are Christmas morning and the end of school” - Alice CooperThe journal …
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A STANDARDISED MODEL TO QUANTIFY THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF POOR ENGINEERING INFORMATION QUALITY IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
Industry needs quality data, but digital formats increase the risk of lost data quality, implying huge risk. The benefits of …
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AN ANALYSIS OF THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES FOR TECHNOLOGY OPTIMISATION: A CASE IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY
Technology in the banking industry plays a key role in driving strategic business decisions. Technology acquisitions often do not result …
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THE DESIGN OF A RESEARCH TOOL FOR CONDUCTING RESEARCH WITHIN A COMPLEX SOCIO-TECHNICAL SYSTEM
This paper presents research relating to the challenges of conducting research in a complex, socio-technical system. The result of this …
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INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF SCAN VECTOR LENGTH ON RESIDUAL STRESSES IN SELECTIVE LASER MELTING OF MARAGING STEEL 300
Selective laser melting scanning strategies influence the quality characteristics of parts, such as form accuracy and residual stresses. Previous research …
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SUSTAINABLE HOTEL STRATEGY EXECUTION: A REVIEW AND WAY FORWARD
Tourism, the third largest industry in the world, is worth US$ 1.4 trillion, and represents 10 per cent of the …
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PRO-POOR VALUE CHAINS FOR SMALL SCALE FARMING INNOVATION: SUSTAINABILITY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH ICT
The success of small-scale farmers in pro-poor value chains is constrained by aspects related to government policies, research and training, …
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NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
“When any real progress is made, we unlearn and learn anew what we thought we knew before.” Henry David Thoreau …
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FINDING THE FOUR QUALITIES OF INTELLIGENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTING
Internationally, innovation and technology are driving change through concepts such as ‘Industry 4.0’. However, due to various constraints, South Africa …
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STRUCTURING UNCERTAINTY MANAGEMENT FOR ENERGY SAVINGS CALCULATIONS
South Africa has committed itself to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions. A key strategy to minimise the greenhouse gas intensity …
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IMPROVING DATA MANAGEMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING IN THE GOLD MINING INDUSTRY
Environmental reporting is a realistic alternative for mines to prioritise operational changes in crucial environmental areas. Gold mines report to …
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DEVELOPMENT OF A METHOD OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING BY MATERIAL EXTRUSION ALONG THREE-DIMENSIONAL CURVES
A method of additive manufacturing (AM) for the extrusion of material along three-dimensional curves is proposed as an alternative to …